Grant Thornton Feed: Construction & Real Estate Keep informed, subscribe to our feed and get our latest updates. 2011-11-16T12:00:00-05:00 Grant Thornton Canada http://www.grantthornton.ca Succeeding at succession: establishing your goals and objectives urn:uuid:-resources-insights-white_papers-GTI_Succession_goals_and_objectives_2011.pdf 2011-10-17T15:16:57-05:00 A Grant Thornton International white paper advising that a well-framed succession plan should include objectives that are aligned with your business strategies and goals—and then communicated to both your business and personal stakeholders. <a href="http://www.grantthornton.ca/resources/insights/white_papers/GTI_Succession_goals_and_objectives_2011.pdf?jsmobile=0" >click to open PDF</a> The results are in—BC will revert back to the combined PST/GST system urn:uuid:-resources-insights-articles-BC_to_revert_back_to_the_PST_GST_August_2011.pdf 2011-08-26T15:49:22-05:00 On August 5, 2011, the last of the ballots were mailed in to determine the future of BC’s sales tax system. The results are now in. With a simple majority vote of 54.73% in favour of abolishing the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) and returning to the PST/GST system, the voters of BC have had their say. <a href="http://www.grantthornton.ca/resources/insights/articles/BC_to_revert_back_to_the_PST_GST_August_2011.pdf?jsmobile=0" >click to open PDF</a> Alerte de votre conseiller—Comptabilisation des contrats de location – Incidences pour l’industrie immobilière urn:uuid:-resources-insights-adviser_alerts-Alerte_de_votre_conseiller_contrat_de_location_et_industrie_de_l_immobilier_Juillet_2011.pdf 2011-07-07T15:20:55-05:00 Un communiqué qu’examiné le statut des normes comptables proposées concernant les contrats de location. Il présente aussi des perspectives de dirigeants œuvrant dans le secteur immobilier au Canada, aux États-Unis et dans d’autres pays sur leurs incidences potentielles. <a href="http://www.grantthornton.ca/resources/insights/adviser_alerts/Alerte_de_votre_conseiller_contrat_de_location_et_industrie_de_l_immobilier_Juillet_2011.pdf?jsmobile=0" >click to open PDF</a> Adviser alert—Lease accounting – Implications for the real estate industry urn:uuid:-resources-insights-adviser_alerts-Adviser_alert_Lease_accounting_and_real_estate_industry_July_2011.pdf 2011-07-07T15:08:42-05:00 An alert examining the status of the proposed accounting standards on leases. It also offers real estate executives’ perspectives from Canada, the United States and other countries on their potential impacts. <a href="http://www.grantthornton.ca/resources/insights/adviser_alerts/Adviser_alert_Lease_accounting_and_real_estate_industry_July_2011.pdf?jsmobile=0" >click to open PDF</a>